In the next five years the TV audience will take a far more pro-active role in the content that is shown, with advertisers having to adjust their revenue models to keep up with the changes in the industry, according to predictions outlined by ITV at the Broadcast Live conference. Jeff Henry, chief executive officer of… Continue reading Pro-Active Audiences To Affect Advertising Models

The global entertainment and media (E&M) industry has entered a solid growth phase and will increase at a 6.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to $1.8 trillion in 2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2006-2010. Digital video recorders, along with high definition television (HDTV) and digital television, will enhance the appeal of… Continue reading Solid Growth Forecast For Media Industry

Mobile TV broadcast subscribers worldwide will reach 102 million by the end of 2010, a giant leap from 3.4 million in 2006, according to reports by In-Stat. Recognising that using cellular networks to deliver content that millions want to watch simultaneously requires much greater bandwidth than is currently available, carriers are turning to mobile TV… Continue reading Mobile TV To Reach 102 Million Subscribers By 2010

ITV will deliver “efficiency savings” of £100 million by the end of 2008 through “business re-engineering and operational reviews”, according to the latest trading update from the broadcaster. It will also launch a +1 channel for ITV2 on satellite and cable next year, fuelling speculation that the launch will be a holding platform for a… Continue reading ITV To Undertake Cost-Cutting Restructure

Emap has agreed to sell off its French Consumer Magazines division, Emap France, to the Italian media group Mondadori for approximately £380 million. Emap announced its plans to sell its French operations in February, in order to return the cash generated to shareholders (see Emap To Sell French Operations). When the sale (conditional on the… Continue reading Sale Of Emap France Agreed

A new report from Research and Markets says that the global digital media market is on the verge of massive changes owing to the convergence of telecoms, media and IT, with the changes driven by new developments in broadband technology and consumer electronics. The report forecasts that video streaming technology will be mainstream and fully… Continue reading Digital Media On The Verge Of Huge Changes

Freeview could be set to overtake satellite by the end of the year, if it continues its current rate of growth.The service currently reaches 27.3% of all households, with satellite reaching 31.5%. Digital terrestrial recorded a year-on-year increase of 8.3% in market share, with digital satellite recording a 2% increase, according to the Trends in… Continue reading Freeview Could Overtake Satellite By End Of Year

Carat, has lowered its forecast for UK adspend growth from 4.5% to 3.2% for 2006 in its Global Market Update. The European forecast as a whole was down, which Carat said was because of both the fragile Italian economy and the UK market, where the expected boost from the World Cup has not materialised. Elsewhere… Continue reading UK Advertising Growth Hit By World Cup

Global search advertising sales are expected to grow by an estimated 40% this year to $13.6 billion. By comparison, global brand ad sales are expected to be up 25% for the year, an increase of $11.7 billion, according to analysts at Piper Jaffray. However, Reprise Media have said that marketers are failing to embrace the… Continue reading Search Advertising Sales To Reach $13.6 Billion In 2006

Families with two telephone lines are 70% more likely to have broadband than those with only one, according to new research from Point Topic. The analysis also shows that Sky+ subscribers have 62% broadband penetration, while those people relying on terrestrial TV have only 26%. In addition, DSL is revealed as the most widely used… Continue reading Families With Two Telephone Lines 70% More Likely To Have Broadband